The National tribune., 1887-02-24
PERSONAL.

President Cleveland last week sent to the Senate
| the nomination OF Capt Adolphus w Greedy. of
the 5th Cav to succeed Gen. Hazen as Chief signal
| Officer of the Army, with the rank of Brigadier
| General disappointment meets with eommenda-
ton ali sides for aside from the fact that he was
the ranking officer of the Signal Corps his promo
ton is regarded fitting recognition of his serv-
ices in the Arctic regions Gen Greedy is q native
of Massachusetts,, from which State he entered the
volunteer service at the outbreak of the rebellion
enlistng private in Co. b. 10Th Mass July &C.
1861. On March Is, 1868, he was appointed second
Lieutenant in the Slst u 5. G. t. and at the close
of the war was mustered out of the volunteer
service with the bTevet rank of Major. lie was
made Second Lieutenant in the Regular ARMY
March . 1867 and attached to the Both Inf He was
transferred to the 5th Cav. July H. 1867 and July
ISL, detailed rs Special Signal Officer He was
duty in the Signal Office until the summer of
1881, when, with his small company of followers
he started on his memorable voyage to the Arctic
regions which has made him famous the world
over The story of the hardships and sufTerings of
the survivors Of that expedition and their relief in
1851 by Commander chleys expedition is still fresh
in the minds Of all
Boston Corbett, the slayer of John Wilkes Booth
is insane A dispatch from Topeka Kan. says that
the House of Representatives was thrown into
great excitement by an attempt of Corbett one of
the door keepers, to shoot another door-keeper
Ben Williams. He confronted Williams with a
revolver and threatened to take his life A few
minutes later he pointed his pistol at Sergeantat
Arms Norton and also mt Mr. Conrad member
from Nemaha County. He was a member of the
company that captured Booth in a barn in Mary
land in the latter part of April 1865 and Corbe who
was very erratic and fanatic on the subject of
religion shot Booth through a crack in the barn
He afterwards claimed that he was inspired by God
TO kill Booth He hasaiways been considered singu-
lar but never dangerous, though he frequently had
spells when he had to be watched For seveaI
wears past he has been a resident of Cloud County
and now resides in sod house on a farm about
nine miles from COneordia. Being in a destitute
condition he was elected of the doorkeepers of
the House when the Kansas Legislature convened.
He attracted the curiosity of all visitors To the
House and never hesitated TO tell the story which
has made him famous His eonduet was never out of
the way until the occurrence related above and
had he not been promptly arrested by the Civ
Marshal he would undoubtedly have killed some
one He has always been fanatieal on the subject
of religion and had recently been taking mart in
the Salvation Army meetings, which are said to
have erazed him. He refuses TO say ANYTHING
except that he believes there was effort among
some ex rebels to kill him. He was pronounced
insane and ordered to be placed in an asylum.
A Chicago dispatch says Mrs. Logan. accom-
panied by her son, arrived in this city yesterday
and will be the guest of Col. Il. s. Tuthil during
her 10 or IL days visit to Chicago. Mrs. Logan
comes principally to qualify as administrative of
her husbands estate, but it is probable that she
may also come to a decision as to a burial and
monumental site for the deceased General Col
Tuthill said to a reporter that although he had not
then had any conversation with Mrs. Logan on the
subject, he feels that she will select a site In
Chicago for the burial Of her husband. She would,
however, be left entirely free to make her own
choice and would probably make up her mind dur
ing her present stay. Mrs. Logan will make her
home in Washington during the three years that
Maj, Tucker, her son-in-law Is stationed here but
will make occasional visits to Chicago.
A finer audience than that which listened to Rev.
A. Blaekburn's lecture ON Gen. George III. Thomas